Tablo updates, adds apps
Love antennas and local TV but can’t live without a DVR? I can’t blame you. One of the best options, especially for millennials, is the Tablo, which takes the signal from your antenna and streams it out…
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THE DREAM THAT WON’T DIE? 4K Over-the-Air broadcasting
I personally find it very hard to imagine, but there is a very slim possibility that 4K broadcasting, real over-the-air broadcasting, could begin next year. At the annual National Association of Broadcasters show in Las Vegas,…
Experiment & Evaluation of the UHF Pennyloop Antenna vs Standard Bowtie
Earlier this month, March 2016, a fellow ham radio operator who is also interested in UHF TV antennas, contacted me to tell about his experiments with his Pennyloop antenna design. His site is, http://www.pennyloopdesigns.com and you can…
DTV Antenna Help and a touch of SNR, BER, & MER
If you go online to any number of TV sites (TVFool, antennaweb, or hdtvprimer), you will be told which antenna has better gain and/or which antenna should work in your area. Gain is not the…
Should you make your own antenna or buy one?
Look let’s get this out of the way. This blog is operated by SolidSignal.com and the purpose of that web site is to sell you stuff. So obviously I’m going to want to tell you that…
How can you mount your new antenna?
The cool thing is you have so many choices. For most outdoor antennas, the easiest thing is to use a J-mount. The honest truth is that there isn’t a lot of difference between them if you’re mounting…
Don’t let data caps ruin your entertainment experience!
For some of us, they’re a fact of life. Data caps were originally designed to keep prices low for the 99% of people who use their internet as the provider intended. The whole point of data…
Why is AM Radio still a thing?
I really like that segment on Last Week Tonight with John Oliver when he asks, “How is this still a thing?” I’ve been using that phrase for years and it’s true, you look at something and it’s…
New Review: Televes DAT790 Mix
You’re not seeing double. You may have read a recent review of our DAT970 Antenna from Televes, but here’s a new one, about a different antenna. The DAT970 “Mix” starts with the solid build quality of the…
New HANDS ON Review: Televes DAT970 UHF Antenna
If you’re looking for the perfect UHF antenna at the perfect price, you owe it to yourself to check out the Televes DAT970. This antenna features best-in-class amplification and filters out unwanted signals better than any…
Which is better, two antennas, or one antenna with a rotator?
I get it, your significant other doesn’t want your roof turning into an antenna farm. It’s nice to be able to have a nice clean look up there. So, you may choose a rotator that will…
NEW VIDEO: Why are Televes antennas so hard to assemble?
They’re not really, but you will spend 30-45 minutes assembling these high-quality antennas. I sit down and give you the four reasons why a Televes antenna is worth a little extra time in the assembly phase.
What is a passively amplified antenna?
Right now, amplified antennas are all the rage. They promise small size and big performance, and with the right amplifier and the right situation, they deliver. However, there are two kinds of antenna preamps — active…
Is LTE interference a big problem with antennas?
It’s getting to be a bigger and bigger problem. We all want a great wireless data experience but we don’t want to give up over-the-air antenna TV. Unfortunately, the same frequencies that work great for TV…
OPINION: Any place left for TV news?
I’ll admit that when I’m in our Southern California office, I sometimes watch TV news. I mean the local news sometime between 4 and 6pm. I don’t watch long unless there’s a car chase, which happens…